Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget, high-concept action films with fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions. The films he has directed include Bad Boys (1995) and its sequel Bad Boys II (2003), The Rock (1996), Armageddon (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), the first five films in the Transformers film series, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), 6 Underground (2019), and Ambulance (2022). His films have grossed over US$7.8 billion worldwide, making him one of history's most commercially successful directors.
He is co-founder of the production house the Institute and co-owns Platinum Dunes, a production house that has remade horror films, including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), The Amityville Horror (2005), The Hitcher (2007), Friday the 13th (2009), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010).
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Known For

Bad Boys: Legacy
Self
2024

Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Porsche Driver
2024

Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Self
2023

Bad Boys for Life
Wedding MC
2020

6 Underground
Reporter #4 (voice) (uncredited)
2019

Evolution Within Extinction
Self
2014
T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie
Self
2014

Transformers: Age of Extinction
Truck Passenger (uncredited)
2014

The Neighbors
Michael Bay · (1 episode)
2012
Uncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and Now
Self
2012

Above and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon
2012

A Man's Story
Self
2011

The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen
Self
2009

Transformers
Guy Flicked by Megatron (uncredited)
2007

On the Lot
(0 episode)
2007
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
Himself
2007

Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
Himself
2004

Bad Boys II
Crappy Car Driver
2003

Coyote Ugly
Photographer
2000

Putting The Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'
Self
2000

Mystery Men
Frat Boy
1999

Armageddon
NASA Scientist (uncredited)
1998

Armageddon: Target Earth
Self
1998

Taff
self · (1 episode)
1997

MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1992

MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1992

Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
Sled Agent
1986

Miami Vice
(1 episode)
1984